Landside for plows



G. B. ST. JOHN. LANDSIDE FOR FLOWS.

No. 278,623. Pate nted'May 29, 1883.

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UNITED STATES P T T OFFICE.

GARLAND B. ST. JOHN, OFCEDARRAPIDS, IOWA.

LANDSIDE FOR FLOWS.

SPECIFICATION forming part, of Letters Patent 'Naaraeae, dated May 29, 1883.

' Applicatiouliled September 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARLAND B. S1. JOHN, of a the city of Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa,have invented certaintotheplow, as will be more fullyhereinafter described. l

Inthe accompanying sheet of drawings. Figure -1 represents a side view of the plow; Fig. 2,

a rear view of the same, showingthe arrangement of the landside; and Fig.3, the detail of the adjusting device.

A is a plow-beam, preferably of iron,thongh, with slight modifications wood, may be used, if desired. To the beam are attached a share and mold-board in the usual way. From the rear of the beamextends a log, D, so arranged that the axle of the revolving disk may be attached thereto, and when so. attached the left or outer face of the disk shall be in line, or nearly so, with the land side of the furrow.- In practice it iswell to set the blade at a slightly different angle from that of the face of the furrow, leaving a little clearance at the top, as indicated in Fig. 2. a heavy pressure is brought against the moldboard the middle of the blade receives it, and

I thus the result is to hold theplow in t he proper position, and enable it to run much lighter than if the bearing were upon the whole depth of furrow The proper angle is secured by means of the wedge-shaped washer c, placed between the supporting-lug and the axle, by turning the same to any point desired.

The landside is provided with a sharp edge, similar to a rotary colter, and is preferably of thin material to enable it to penetrate the ground from the weight of the plow alone. The result of this is that when the plow is thrown out of the ground by a stone or other obstruction the landside cuts into the ground again and holds the plow from crowding to land in getting the new furrow, as would be the case if the lower periphery of such landside-wheel were abroad surface. Besides, the cutting-edge is better adapted to meet inequalities in the furrow itself by passing through them instead of riding over them.

The arrangement of the axle is shown in Fig. 3. G is a tapering hub terminating in a flange at each end. The landside is connect ed to the flange at the smaller end. The hole in the hub corresponds to the outward taper, and does not pass entirely through it, but terminates in a rounded or slightly conical bottom. The axle is a tapered plug fitting this hole, with a bolt passing through it, the head of which fits the bottom of the hole described. The large end of the axle bears against the face of a sand-band, a, and is held in place by means of thebolt e, which passes through such sand-band, the angular washer, anti the lug, and is drawn tightly by a large nut, m. The sand-band is provided with a recess a portion of its circumference, inwhich the flange at the large end of the hub operates, and by which such hub is kept from slipping off the axle. As the pressure is mostly on the outer face of the landside, it will be seen that the principal wear is on the head of the bolt and the bottom of the hole. For increased durabilitythese parts may be made very hardby chilling, tempering, or case-hard ening. Being very simple in their construc- 8 tion, they can be easily and cheaply replaced when worn out.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 9o 1. The combination of the plowbeam A, having a log, D, with a revolving disk, B, said l ng being arranged that the axle of said disk may be attached thereto,so that its outer face shall be practicallyin a line with theland side of the 5 

